€58 THR: REAR. 
Curé, or Monsieur le Curé. A short time after it became: 
known at Paris, it was imported into England by- the Reverend 
Mr. Rham, of Winkfield, Berkshire, and cultivated and dissemi 
nated from thence, becoming known in the neighbourhood of 
London as the Vicar of Winkfield. 
With regard to its merits there is some difference of opinion 
—some persons considering it a fine fruit: It is always remark- 
ably large, fair, and handsome. We.think it always a first rate 
baking pear. Occasionally we have tasted it fine as a table 
pear, but generally it is astringent, and only third rate for this 
purpose. If ripened off in a warm temperature, however, it 
will generally prove a good, second rate eating pear. But its 
great productiveness, hardiness, and fine size, will always give 
it a prominent place in the orchard as a profitable market 
cooking pear. The tree grows thriftily, with drooping fruit 
branches. Shoots diverging, dark olive. 
Fruit large and long-pyriform, often six inches long, and a 
little one-sided. Skin fair and smooth, pale yellow, sometimes 
with a brownish zsheek, and marked with small brown dots. 
Stalk an inch or un inch and a half long, slender,, obliquely in- 
serted without depression. Calyx large, open, set, in a basin 
which is very slightly sunk. Flesh greenish-white, generally 
juicy, but sometimes buttery, with a good, sprightly flavour 
ovember'to January. 
VicomTE pz Spornserce. Van Mons, 
De Spoelberg.  Delices, Van Mons, 
Tree vigorous, productive; has not proved very geoc, may 
improve with age. : 
Fruit medium, roundish, turbinate. Skin pale yellow, cover- 
ed with numerous small dofs, and small patches of russet. 
Stalk long, curved, fleshy at its insertion, with slight. russet 
Calyx open, basin shallow. Flesh white, buttery, juicy, melt- 
ing, not high flavoured. November, December. : 
Waptzter. Cole. 
Origin, New Hampshire. Fruit rather small, roundish, obo- 
vate. Skin yellow. Stalk short, stout, inserted in a small 
plaited basin. Flesh melting, juicy and delicious. Tree hardy 
and vigorous. Last of August and first of September. (Cole.) 
Waker. Wan Mons. 
135 of Van Mons, 
‘Free hardy, but not a rapid grower; forms a fine pyramid; 
shoots very stout, greyish- brown. ; 
Fruit, large, exceedingly elongated, pyriform. Skin yellow, 
